Why should I become an Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner?

Nov. 13, 2017 By: Goldfarb School of Nursing

Learn the benefits of becoming an AGACNP, and apply to Goldfarb's program. Applications are due Jan. 1. Are you a BSN-prepared registered nurse, or already have a Master of Science in nursing degree, and interested in working with acute, critical, complex chronic patients?

Obtain your Master of Science in nursing degree, or a post-MSN certificate, with a concentration in Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner at Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing to prepare you for the complex and evolving role of an AGACNP.

Homecoming 2017: Caring Ways

Nov. 05, 2017 By: Goldfarb School of Nursing

On Friday, Sept. 29, the Barnes-Jewish College Alumni Association and the 2017 Homecoming Planning Committee hosted our annual homecoming event. The day was full of activities for students, alumni, faculty and staff.  On Friday, Sept. 29, the Barnes-Jewish College Alumni Association and the 2017 Homecoming Planning Committee hosted our annual homecoming event. The theme for this year’s celebration of school and community was Caring Ways, which is an important part of the Core Values at Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing.

Benefits to joining Sigma Honor Society of Nursing

Oct. 26, 2017 By: Goldfarb School of Nursing

Learn the benefits of joining the Tau Iota chapter of Sigma Honor Society of Nursing. In 2004, the Tau Iota chapter of Sigma Honor Society of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing was established.

With a membership of over 250 active nurses, and a mission to support the learning, knowledge and professional development of nurses commitment to making a difference in health worldwide, the chapter provides member benefits including:

Jack Pennington, teacher and mentor, retires

Oct. 16, 2017 By: Goldfarb School of Nursing

After 44 years of teaching nursing students, Jack Pennington, PhD retires. Beginning his professional career as a medical technologist, Jack Pennington, PhD, never imagining that he would one day teach nursing students. But serendipity, as Pennington sees it, changed his path.

In 1973, almost on a whim, he applied for and accepted a position as an adjunct faculty member at St. Louis Community College. Once in the classroom, Pennington developed a love for teaching and allowed it to guide the remainder of his career.

Travel with the Alumni Association

Oct. 12, 2017 By: Goldfarb School of Nursing

The Barnes-Jewish College Alumni Association invites alumni, students and friends of the college on a 7-night Alaska Glacier Cruise aboard the Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas, June 7 – 16, 2018. The Barnes-Jewish College Alumni Association invites alumni, students and friends of the college on a 7 night Alaska Glacier Cruise aboard the Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas.

Third Annual Traffic School for Health Care Professionals & Community Partners

Oct. 10, 2017 By: Goldfarb School of Nursing

During the conference, health care professionals, students and community partners will become familiar with the various types of human trafficking: sex, labor and organ trafficking. Human trafficking, the illegal trading of human beings for commercial sexual exploitation, forced labor and organ trade, is one of the fastest-growing criminal enterprises worldwide. Nurses and other health care providers are often the first and/or only professionals able to interact with trafficking victims.

A Career Serving Students, Patients and Community

Sep. 25, 2017 By: Goldfarb School of Nursing

Mary Ann Jobe, MSN, RN, CSN, retired after 16 years with Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing and 26 years as a nursing professor. Mary Ann Jobe, MSN, RN, CSN, retired after 16 years with Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing and 26 years as a nursing professor.

Goldfarb School of Nursing at Macklind International Senior Center

Sep. 24, 2017 By: Goldfarb School of Nursing

Students went to Macklind International Senior Center to help raise awareness of health issues concerning seniors in the community.

Introducing Dr. Nancy Ridenour

Aug. 31, 2017 By: Goldfarb School of Nursing

Nancy Ridenour, PhD, RN, APRN, BC, FAAN, joins Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing as president and the Maxine Clark and Bob Fox dean and professor. Nancy Ridenour, PhD, RN, APRN, BC, FAAN, joins Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing as president and the Maxine Clark and Bob Fox dean and professor in September.

Her impressive experience in nursing, academics and leadership will further the College’s mission of preparing a highly capable and compassionate health care workforce skilled in patient care delivery, leadership, research and scientific discovery.

Dream Big, Take Risks

Aug. 29, 2017 By: Goldfarb School of Nursing

Carrie Jeffries, MPH, MS, RN, NEA-BC, ANP-BC, AACRN, AAHIVS, a 1994 graduate of Jewish Hospital College of Nursing, was the keynote speaker at Goldfarb's 2017 Summer graduation.  This summer’s graduation ceremony, held on August 19, 2017, conferred degrees to 181 Goldfarb School of Nursing graduates.

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